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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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