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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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