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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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