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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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