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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today 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 stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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