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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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