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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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