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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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