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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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