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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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