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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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