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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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