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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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