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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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