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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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