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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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