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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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