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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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