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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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