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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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