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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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