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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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