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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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