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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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