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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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