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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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