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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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