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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering 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 educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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