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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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