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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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