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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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