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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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