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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today 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 guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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