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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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