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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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