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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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