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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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