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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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