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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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