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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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