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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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