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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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