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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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