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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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