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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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