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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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