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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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