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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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