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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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