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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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