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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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