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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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