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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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