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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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