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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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