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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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