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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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