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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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