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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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