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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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