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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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