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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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