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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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