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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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