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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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