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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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