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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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