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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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