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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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