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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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