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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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