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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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