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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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