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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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