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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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