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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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