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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing 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 participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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