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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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