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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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