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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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