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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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