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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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