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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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