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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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