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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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