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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major 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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