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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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