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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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