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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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