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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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