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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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