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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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