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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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