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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major 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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