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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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