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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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