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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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