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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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