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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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