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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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