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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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