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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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