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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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