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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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