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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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