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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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