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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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