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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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