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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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