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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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