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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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