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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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