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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal 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 educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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