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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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