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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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