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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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