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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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