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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to 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 these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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