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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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