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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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