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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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