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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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