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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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