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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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