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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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