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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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