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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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