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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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