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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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