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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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