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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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