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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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