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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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