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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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