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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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