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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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