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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors 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 organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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