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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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