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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches 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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