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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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