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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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