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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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