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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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