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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. 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 participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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