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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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