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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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