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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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