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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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