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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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