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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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