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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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