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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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