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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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