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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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