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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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