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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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