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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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