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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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