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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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