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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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