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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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