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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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