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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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