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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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