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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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