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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education