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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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