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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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