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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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