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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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