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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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