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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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