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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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