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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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