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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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