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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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