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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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