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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. 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 MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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