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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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