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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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