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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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