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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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