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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)