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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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