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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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