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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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