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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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