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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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