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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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