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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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