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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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