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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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