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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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