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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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