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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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