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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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