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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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