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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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