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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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