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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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