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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines 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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