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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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