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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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