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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. 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. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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