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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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