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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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