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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 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 stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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