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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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