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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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