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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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