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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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