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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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