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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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