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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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