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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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