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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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