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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 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 institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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