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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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