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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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