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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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