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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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