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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. 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 organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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