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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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