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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. 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 stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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