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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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