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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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