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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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