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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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