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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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