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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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