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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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