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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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