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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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