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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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