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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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