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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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