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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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