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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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