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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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