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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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