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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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