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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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