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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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