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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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