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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. 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 MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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