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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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