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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This 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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