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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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