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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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