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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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