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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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