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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today 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 institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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