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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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