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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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