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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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