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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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