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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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