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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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