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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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