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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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