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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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