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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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