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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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