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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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