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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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