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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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