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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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