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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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