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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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