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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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