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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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