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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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