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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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