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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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