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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. 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 we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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