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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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