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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. 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 ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies 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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