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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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