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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring 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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