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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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