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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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