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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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