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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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