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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. 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 we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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