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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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