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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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