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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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