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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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