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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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