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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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