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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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