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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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