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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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