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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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