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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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