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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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