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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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