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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many 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 guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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