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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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