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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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