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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation 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 educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key 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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