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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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