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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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