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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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