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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations 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 teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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