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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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