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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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