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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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