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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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