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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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