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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 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 teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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