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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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