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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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