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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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