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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and 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 educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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