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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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