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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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