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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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