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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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