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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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