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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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