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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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