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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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