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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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