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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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