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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important 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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