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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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