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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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