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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment 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 organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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