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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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