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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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