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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 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 educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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