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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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