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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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