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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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