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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education