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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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