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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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