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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning 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 education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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