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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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