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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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