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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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