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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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