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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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