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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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