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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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