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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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