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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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