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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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