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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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