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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. 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 classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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