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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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