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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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