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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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