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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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