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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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