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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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