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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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