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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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