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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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