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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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