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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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