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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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