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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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