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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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