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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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