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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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