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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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