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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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