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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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