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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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