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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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