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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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