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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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