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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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