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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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