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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning 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 stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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