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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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