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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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