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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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