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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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