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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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