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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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