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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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