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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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