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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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