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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key 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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