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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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