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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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