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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring 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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