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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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