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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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