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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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