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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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