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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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