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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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