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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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