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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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