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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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