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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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