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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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