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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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