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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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