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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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