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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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