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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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