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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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