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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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