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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)