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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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