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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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