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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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