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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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