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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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