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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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