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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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