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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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