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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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