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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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