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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the 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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