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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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