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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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