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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education 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 teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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