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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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