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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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