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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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