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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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