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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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