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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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