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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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