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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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