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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever 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 organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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