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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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