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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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