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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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