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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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