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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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