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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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