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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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