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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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