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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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