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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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