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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with 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 participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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