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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 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 participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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