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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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