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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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