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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers 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 institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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