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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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