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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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