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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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