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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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