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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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