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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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