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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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