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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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