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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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