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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)