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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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