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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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