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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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