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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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