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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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