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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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