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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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