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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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