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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance 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 quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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