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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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