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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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