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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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