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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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