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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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