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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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