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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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