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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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