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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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