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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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