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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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