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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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