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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies 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 inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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