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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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