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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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