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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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