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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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