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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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