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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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