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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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