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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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