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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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