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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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