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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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