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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are 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 lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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