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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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