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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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