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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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