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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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