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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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