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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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