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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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