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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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