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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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