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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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