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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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