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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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