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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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