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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates 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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