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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance 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 organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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