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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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