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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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