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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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