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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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