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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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