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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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